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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: =?us-ascii?Q?Anyyi=20Wilson?= <AnyyiWilson@seznam.cz>
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 05:07:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?Urgent=20Message?=
Dear friend,
I am Mr. Anyyi WIlson, the Manager Foreign Operations department of
Eco bank of Nigeria, plc. My search for a trustworthy individual/firm
has led me to you. I came across your contact while looking for a
worthwhile investments or projects that I can be affiliated with, on
chat yestaday. I am writing you this letter to ask for your support
and co-operation to carry out this transaction.
THE PROPOSITION foreigner, Late ENGINEER DAVID CHING CHEN, from Taiwan an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the federal Government of Nigeria, until his
deathon board the American Flight 587, an Airbus A300 left JFK,
bound for Dominican Republic that crashed in Queens New York, USA.
Banked with us here at ECOBANK PLC, and had a balance
ofUS$20,120,000.00{TWENTY MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTYTHOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS} which the bank now expects a next of kin to
claim as beneficiary, Valuable efforts are being made by the "Eco
Bank" Plc to get in touch with any of the Chen's family or relatives
but to no success.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to
locate any of Late Engr, David Ching Chen next of kin {he had no wife
nor children that is known to us}. The management under the influence
of our Chairman and members of the Board of Directors, are making
arrangement for the funds to be declared. UNCLAIMED" and will be lost
to the Federal Government or subsequently be donated to the Trust
Fund for Arms and Ammunition to further enhance the course of war in
West Africa.
In order to avert this negative development, some of my colleagues
and I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to
Late Engr, David Ching Chen so that the funds USD20.120M would be
released and paid into your account as the beneficiary next of kin.
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be
carefully worked out. We have secured from the probate an order of
mandamus to locate any of deceased beneficiaries and more so we are
assuring you this business is 100% risk free involvement.
Your share is 30% while 60% would be for me and my colleagues for
investment purposes. According to agreement within both parties and
remaining 10% to charity home.As soon as we an acknowledgement of this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, we will furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any conflict.
We have agreed that 30% of the money will be for you for
your assistance in this transaction; while 10% has been mapped out
for expenses that will be incurred on both sides
in the course of this transaction and 10% will be donated to the
charity organization while50% will be for my colleagues and I. If
this proposal is acceptable by you do not make undue advantage of the
trust we have bestowed on you, then kindly get to me immediately.
Please furnish me with your most confidential Telephone and Fax
Number, signify your intentions.
i will like you to contact me Via my altanative
Email:anyyiwilson10@yahoo.com
Regards,
Mr.Anyyi Wilson
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